Exhibit 23.3

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated July 6, 2001, in the Registration Statement of Colony
RIH Acquisitions, Inc. dated July 6, 2001.


                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 6, 2001